Shimer



(No Model.)

J. B. HERBOLDSHIMER.

OIL (JAN.

Patented Oct. 16, 1888.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE. v

JOHN B. HERBOLDSHIMER, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO GIBSON, PARISH & COMPANY, OF SAME PLACE.

OIL-CAN.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 391,049, dated October 16, 1888.

Application filed May 5, isss.

Serial No. 272.891. (No model.)

To aIZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JOHN B. HERBOLD SHIMER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook, in the State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Oil-Oans,of which the following is aspecification.

My invention relates to that class of oil-cans usually employed to store a quantity of oil for domestic use, and from which lamp-reservoirs are filled; and the object of my invention is to improve several features of the construction of such cans.

In the accompanying drawings, which illustrate my invention, Figure 1 is a vertical sectional view through the top of the can and partially through its walls and bottom,and showing the cylinder, piston-rod, and dischargetube of the oil-pump in side elevation; Fig. 2, a plan view of the same. Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the pump-cylinder and its dischargetube, a slip tube working in the latter and the piston rod being shown broken away. Fig. 4 is a central vertical section through the 5 pump-cylinder, piston-head, and dischargetube, other parts of the pump being shown in elevation. Fig. 5 is a sectional view of a fragmentary part of the wall of the can and its inclosing-jacket, and showing also in section a retaining metal clamp designed to cover the adjacent edges of the wooden jacket. Fig. 6 is a sectional view of the discharge-tube (partially broken away) and a side elevation of the slip-tube thereof, also broken away, and in- 5 tended particularly to show the manner of forming a close joint between said discharge and slip tubes. Fig. 7 is a detail View of the stopper.

Ihave improved the construction of the cantop (marked A in the drawings) by forming therein a basin, B, at the center of which is the opening through which the can is filled. I have provided an improved stopper for this opening, which consists of a metallic cup, 0, whose walls converge slightly tov adapt them to conform closely to a flange, a, turned down from the can-top in forming the opening. This stopper is by its form secured without the necessity of providing it with screw-threads. This stopper has a handle composed of a single piece of wire, D, which is doubled and Lil passed through the stopper, forming a loop, 0, which is grasped to manipulate the stopper. The ends of this bent wire project into the can, and are turned outwardly at c to prevent the stopper from being detached entirely from the can and misplaced while the latter is being filled. The ends of the wire are flexible enough,of course,to permit their being pressed together when it is desi red to pass them through the opening.

The oil-pump, cylinder, and piston are of the ordinary construction; but Ihave provided a screw-cap, E, forming part of the top, located over the pump-cylinder, and of such size as to permit the passage through it of the piston-head, whereby the insertion and removal of the latter are greatly facilitated.

The discharge-pipe consists of a slender metallic tube, which communicates by means of an elbow with the interior of the pump-cylinder near its bottom. The upper end of said tube is reduced in size-say, upwardly from the linefand the slip-tube G is of such diameter as to fit closely this reduced end of tube F, thereby forming a joint sufficiently tight to prevent the escape of the oil, and at the same time permit the slip-tube to be pushed in or drawn out as occasion requires. This feature of the construction is clearly illustrated inthe detail Fig. 6.

Thecan is surrounded with the usual wooden jacket, and I have provided for securing the abutting edges of this jacket so that shrinkage of the wood is allowed for, while the said edges are kept confined. These provisions are shown in Figs. 1, 2, and 5, and consist of a metallic strip, H, having a central depression, h, and a solder-opening, h. This strip His of a length equal to the length of the edges of the jacket, which are of course equal in length to the height of the can, and it is of such width as to provide for retaining the edges of the jacket under it after the latter has shrunk. After the sheet of wood, veneer, or other material of which the jacket is composed is cut to the size of the can and the bottom secured therein, this clamp H is placed with its central depression, h, between the adjoining edges of the jacket, which are retained under the straight portions of such clamp, and the hoop I is placed around the top of the wood and secures the clamp. To prevent the withdrawal of the can, solder is then dropped through the small opening 71. of the clamp H, and, adhering to the wall of the can, and also to the clamp, secures the two together.

The features of construction above described combine to make an oil-can of superior merit, cheaply constructed, and convenient in use. The basin formed in the top of the can prevents slopping and waste and conducts the oil back into the interior ofthe can, should any be spilled while filling it.

The screw-cap E permits the withdrawal of the piston-head to permit its being repaired, and also allows it to be inserted after the cantop is soldered in-a feature not heretofore at; tained in these articles- The advantage of the discharge tube construction here shown over that of the devices now in use is apparent. The end of the tube F is reduced with slight labor, and forms (the tube G being accurately fitted therein) a joint suff ciently tight for all practical purposes.

It has been heretofore a matter of considerable inconvenience to properly secure the abutting edges of the j acket. One method of doing this was to lap one edge over the other and then tack the two together. This produced a roughjob. Thejacket did not closely fit the can at all points, and no means were provided for securing the can to the jacket. Further than this, when the wood shrunk, it would draw the nail-heads. Various other devices were resorted to to secure the jacket properly to the can; but all of them were attended with some of the disadvantages above pointed out. The means I have shown obviates all these objections, provides for the shrinkage of the wood and for securing the can against withdrawal from thejacket,and is very cheaply and readily applied.

The stopper construction here shown is such that the stopper may be sufficiently removed from the opening in the top of the can to permit a convenient filling of the latter with oil,

while at the same time the bent portions of the wire prevent its complete separation from the canduring said operation and the annoyance caused by accidentally misplacing it.

I claim- 1 In a jacketed oil-can, the combination, with the can and a jacket composed of a single section of wood or other suitable material, of a fastening for the jacket, consisting of a metal clamp having a central depression inserted in the vertical joint between the adjoining edges of the jacket-section, a soldenopening in said depressed portion, solder in the opening and securing the clamp to the can, and straight port-ions overlapping the edges of the jacket-body, confining them to the walls of the can, and providing for shrinkage, sub stantially as described.

2. A stopper for oil-can openings, consisting of a metallic cup having plain converging outer walls, whereby to adapt it to fit a corresponding opening in the top of the can, and having a single wire doubled and passed through said stopper to form a loop on the upper side of said cup, whereby to provide a handle for said stopper, and the free ends 0t said wire being bent outwardly to prevent their passage through said opening, substantially as described.

JOHN B. HERBOLDSHIMER.

\Vitnesses:

C. G. LINTHICUM, D. BUTLER. 

